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Both an American helicopter and a fighter jet crashed in the South China Sea
on Sunday. The two incidents occurred separately, 45 minutes apart.
 
A Sea Hawk helicopter crashed "during routine operations from the aircraft
carrier USS Nimitz," the US Navy wrote on X. Shortly afterward, an American
fighter jet, an F/A-18F Super Hornet, also crashed. All five crew members of
the helicopter and the fighter jet were rescued. Details about the exact
location and cause are not yet known. The incidents are under investigation.
 
According to China, the American military presence in the South China Sea is
destabilizing the region. China claims the entire sea, but other countries
bordering the sea also claim parts of it.

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